Rack with drip catcher



Sept. 2, 1952 .1. J. KENNEDY RACK WITH DRIP CATCHER Filed April 19, 1946 INVENTOR fa/m J [fan/100 1 BY a ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 2, 1952 v 12,608,843 v r RACKIWITH DRIP GA L-CHER II J ohnJiKenned'y, RichmondCHi1l,-,N.Y. r

Application April I9, 1946;3Serial No3663549 i:

' This inventiorrrel ates to:rack .with:drip:catcher particularly :1 to I- dQViCeS'F'fOI supporting; various typeszotzarticles, Vandohassforzitsii:primaryxobject to:-proride;-.a safeg ancl: convenient. receptacle ,-for

holding/decanters? diffierent [sizes-{of "upper and lower bowls of coffeeimakersyzand-theilikei E Inithegpreparation oficentainbeverages, such as fcofieeaiit is. customaryeto :removewtherupper :bowl of :thecofieemaker;containingathe coffee grounds, -after;i their; mixture: 511352 boiledf; eta-predetermined time;;=and depositgi upomagta'bleaoriisomezcons venient restingiplacezs rsincezthe'gbow srusuallyzof aground;Lfunneleshapednconfigurationsands is 50f fragilezmaterialsit isiapt itoirloll off stheatablmwith -obvious;=resu-l:ts-. Further; .-:the?.: storage-s: off. oth

lowerzandmpperfbowls; whilenot in; use, is quite aiproblempwithza ;high:percentagezsof fbreakage occurring; :in viewsof sthej lackiofiazrsafes-and jconvide a universal receptacle for holding either top or bottom bowls of cofie :m'akers; 'including bowls rofedifierent sizes.

It is yet another object of thminvention to. pro.-

, vide an improved holder: that cambereadily and removably secured to "avertical or horizontal supportgfthereby economizingzin space.

It is az:fu1itherobjector-the. invention to-provide an timprovedsanitarywholderrand draining-device. 1 'Withstlr above.obJects-inwiew, on embodimentjof '-the invention .disc'los'es a" holl'oizwmeceptacler i-having at stepped s'upporting surface for carryingsi oneuof a plurality of variously sized articles;a articularlyupper- 01 1owerbow ls' of 'coffee makersand the like, wherein the largessize b'owL-is adapted. to besupported by the u pper or wall portion of-the receptacla while the smaller type upper bowl-or-lowerbowl may be supported upon an intermediate'portion'or:ledge thereofj 't-he 2 Claims. (CL: 55-7-65 J loweriportion ithereonbeing employed aszazdrip tion of a preferred embodiment thereof, taken in 2-.1'. connection; with the: accompanying; ;d-rawing-; in

which: Y r v Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective viewz pai'tly innsection; of: the: invention, ill'ustrating zthe de- -tailed"parts thereof;

Fig. 2. a longitudinal :verticalsection ofthe receptacle'gof Fig: 1, illustrating'disposition therein of atlargeupper coffeesmakingbowlgr' Fig. 3 is. :a. view similar; to:=Fig:;2, illustrating disposition'within the :receptaclerof a .bottomtbowl ofacoffeemaker; and 7 s v Fig-.4 is a partial sectional ,tvi'ew'rillustratin another embodiment of i the iinventioni imwhich the drip eatche'rris shownthreadedlyengageable with thereceptacle.

Referringxnow. to. the: drawing, thereeis shown areceptacle or :holder lll .for, supportingmiscel laneous articles; including particularly" cofle'e making devices; comprising the usual. 3 top bowl 'I2i(Fig.12) and base-l4 i (Fig.3); in. which are respectively :placed ground cofieeandfwater: in such: devices it .is customary to 'emplo-yivarious sizes -'of bowls, depending: upon 7 the number :of cups of beverage r to i be "prepared. 'These,,-ibowls range fromthe two cup size :to vabout the-twelve cup size. Accordingly to icarry: any: one Itof said bowls; the holder l 0 isuformed with a. hollow body 16; having at its upper portion: an .-'arcuately shapedupstanding :memben 0r* 'Wal1i l8;i.-with slotted openings zll extending from 'the-top to a point above the bottom thereoflii'smthat atridge or protuberance 2=l is formedj'as shown: particuzlarlydnFig. 1. At the baseofwalrlaizis formed an inwardlyextending platform or ledge- 221M the -inner-extremity of which is formed a-depending=wall 2 4:: 'Whileithe ledge 22:.is ShOWll'JSllbStflsII- tially horizontal, it maybeislo'pedrdownwardly from wall l 8: to wall." 24 to facilitate-draining of liquid; as :will appearhereinafter. i Anfiinwardly extendingledge or platform 6 2 is :showm con:- nected to the lowermostiedgei of wall 24; so that both ledges 22', 25 form, an inwardly: stepped arrangement: The upperedge-of wall -l 8 is-ra-dily adapted to support-a large typ'e oftop:bow1'"|'2;*as seen in Fig. 2, the usual sealing collar ZEE'and stem 2'] lreelydepending therefrom." The smaller type of top bowl l2 Knotshown); is, -.however,-'-.of

Extending laterally from the body [8 of the receptacle I is shown a member or arm 30, preferably tapered, and having a longitudinal keyway or slot 3 I, the innermost end thereof terminatin in a transverse slot 32. The combination of slots 3! and 32 form what may be termed a bayonet slot. Associated with arm 39 is a bracket 34, having a pair of sides 36, 38 preferably disposed at right angles with respect to each other, so that the bracket'sll may be secured in any suitable manner, such as by screws 48, through holes or openings 42 to either a vertical or hcrizonal support, as shown respectively in Figs. 2 and 3. tubular element 44, which extends from side 38, is shown with a tapered bore 46 complementary to the tapered portion of arm 39 with which it coacts, the cute extremity of the inner periphery of tubular element 44 being provided with a radial protuberance or key 48 for mesh and locking engagement with slots 3!, 32. The outer end of bore 48 being of larger diameter than its inner end, facilitates connection of the arm 30 with the bracket 34.

The lower portion of the receptacle I0 is shown with a drain cup or drip catcher 58, which preferably consists of a hollow member closed at the bottom with an outwardly turned flange 52 at the top, which flange is adapted to rest upon ledge 25, as seen more clearly in Figs. 2 and 3. This arrangement permits of a ready removal and assembly of the drip catcher 58.

In operation, the bracket 34 is first secured by the usual screws 40 to the surface to which it is to be attached, such as a vertical wall 54 (Fig. 2) or to a horizontal surface 56 (Fig. 3). It is to be noted that the arm 89 should be of a predetermined length in order to permit the largest size bowl tobe carried by the receptacle 10. The arm 30 is then placed with the slot 3! in mesh engagement with protuberance or key 48 and pushed into the bore 48 until the protuberance 48 is received within slot 32, after which the arm 38 is rotatedin a counterclockwise direction, as

viewed from the front of or entrance to bore 46 of bracket 34. The holder is thus disposed in a vertical. position and in locking engagement with its associated bracket 34. The receptacle [0 is now in readiness for supporting any suitable container or bowl, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. In the normal use of the receptacle 10 the top bowl I 2, either before or after having been washed, maybe placed therein while still in a moist condition. Anyfluid within the bowl 52 will flow downwardly and collect in the drip catcher 50.

It is thus seen that the receptacle l0 functions as asanitary drainer, as well as a support for fragile containers of various sizes.

. In placing a decanter or bottom bowl 14 on the receptacle l8, bowl M is inverted with thelip Z8 resting on the ledge 22 and the handle 28 within one of the slots 29, the lower edge of said handle 29, as viewed in Fig. 3, resting upon ridge 2!. The lower edges of the bowl I4 may also rest upon the upper edge of upstanding wall i8.

While this invention has hen shown and described as embodying certain features, merely for the purpose of illustration, it is, of course, understood that various modifications may be made in the details thereof without departing from the scope of the invention, as defined in the appended claims. For example, as shown in Figure 4, a drip catcher 50' may be threadedly secured to the body 16 by eliminating the flange 52 and associated ledge 25 from the drip catcher 50 and instead pro- .4 viding the inner peripheral surface of lower wall 24' and outer peripheral surface of the upper portion of drip catcher 50' with threads 5!.

What is claimed is:

1. A support for holding one of a plurality of articles of various sizes comprising a hollow, rigid member open at both ends, an upper portion of said member for holding a large article, said upper portion including a verticallyupstanding wall having at least one slot therein, a narrow portion of said wall forming a ridge at the bottom edge of said slot, an intermediate portion of said member for holding an article smaller than that adapted to. be held in the upper portion, said intermediate portion including an annular ledge extending inwardly from the bottom of said wall, said smaller article being adapted to rest on said ledge and a handle on said smaller article being adapted to project through said slot and rest on said ridge, a second wall depending vertically from and integrally with the inner peripheral edge of said ledge, and a lower portion of said support for catching fluid from any one of said articles, said lower portion comprising a tubular element having a closed bottom adapted to be removably secured to said depending wall.

2. A support for holding one of a plurality of articles of various sizes comprising a hollow, rigid member open at both ends, an upper portion of said member including an upstanding wall with an inwardly extending, annular ledge at the bottom thereof, said wall having at least one slot therein, a narrow portion of said wall forming a bottom edge of said slot, a second wall depending from and integral with the inner peripheral surface of said ledge, an inwardly extending second ledge. at the bottom of and integral with said second wall, and a lower portion of said support for catching fluid from any one of said articles, said lower portion comprising a hollow element having a closed bottom with a flange at the top for engagement with said econd ledge.

JOHN J. KENNEDY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 28,597 Niles June 5, 1869 43,442 Vandercar July 5, 1864 284,531 Berry Sept. 4, 1883 328,922 Culmer Oct. 27, 1885 344,738 Hollingsworth June 29, 1886 523,068 Gaul July 17, 1894 847,014 Lee Mar. 12, 1907 858,393 Horner July 2, 1907 893,469 Essmuller July 14, 1908 902,340 Staines Oct. 27, 1908 1,937,939 Behrens Dec. 5, 1933 2,948,778 Zoia Feb. 27, 1934 1,973,447 Schroeder Sept. 11, 1934 2,074,448 Young Mar. 23, 1937 2,091,518 Murphy Aug. 31, 1937 2,112,944 Wolcott Apr. 5, 1938 2,174,093 Perlrnan Sept. 26, 1939 2,187,974 Johnson Jan. 23, 1940 2,216,255 Tate Oct. 1, 1940 2,281,652 Wolcott May 5, 1942 2,296,586 Turoczy Sept. 22, 1942 2,372,872 Wolper Apr. 3, 1945 

